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Supreme Court To Hear Ex-TN Minister Senthil Balaji's Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case Tomorrow
The Supreme Court today (May 15) adjourned the bail petition filed by former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji to tomorrow. The MLA and former Minister has challenged a Madras High Court order denying him bail in a money laundering case over the cash-for-jobs allegations.The bench of Justices AS Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan granted the adjournment at the request of the Solicitor General who said...
Labelling and Re-Labelling of Containers Qualifies as 'Manufacture' for CENVAT Credit Under Excise Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that labelling or re-labelling of containers amounts to 'manufacture' under the Central Excise Act for availing cenvat creditThe bench of Justices A. S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was pronouncing its judgment on an appeal by the revenue under Section 35L(1)(b) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 against a 2015 order passed by the CESTAT, Mumbai.By the impugned order, CESTAT...
Supreme Court Allows Abbas Ansari To Attend Private Memorial Service For His Late Father Mukhtar Ansari From June 10-12
The Supreme Court today (May 15) allowed jailed MLA Abbas Ansari to attend the private prayers kept in memory of his late father Mukhtar Ansari on June 10, 2024. Mukhtar Ansari died on March 28 following a cardiac arrest while undergoing a sentence of life imprisonment.The bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan acceded to Ansari's prayer to also spend time with his family...
Wrong Doers Cannot Be Allowed To Make Profit Out Of Their Own Wrongs : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that no one can be permitted to take undue advantage of his own wrong to gain favourable interpretation of law, and that he who prevents a thing from being done shall not avail himself of the non- performance he has occasionedThe bench of Justices B. R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta was pronouncing its decision on the Municipal Committee, Katra's appeal against the...
'Hierarchy of Judiciary Must Be Respected' : Supreme Court Cautions NCDRC Members Who Passed Directions Contrary To SC Order, Closes Contempt Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday(May 15) warned/ cautioned the two members of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) for issuing non-bailable warrants against the directors of a company, ignoring a previous interim order of the Supreme Court. While closing the contempt proceedings initiated against them, the Court categorically marked that all orders passed by the...
Prabir Purkayastha's Arrest By Delhi Police & Remand Illegal : Supreme Court Orders NewsClick Editor's Release In UAPA Case
In a major development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 15) declared as illegal NewsClick founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha's arrest by the Delhi police and his remand in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.The Court noted that a copy of the remand application was not provided to Purkayastha or his counsel before passing the remand order on October 4,...
Indian Courts Came To Be Re-imagined As Democratic Spaces, Not As Imposing Empires : CJI DY Chandrachud At J20 Summit In Brazil
Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud remarked at the J20 summit in Brazil that the perception of courts in India has evolved from being seen as authoritative 'empires' to becoming inclusive democratic spaces for dialogue."Our courts have come to be reimagined not as imposing 'empires', but as democratic spaces of discourse. COVID-19 pushed the frontiers of our court systems- which...
Juniors, Contractor Did It : DDA Vice Chairman Tells Supreme Court In Contempt Case Over Tree Felling In Delhi Ridge
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) indicated that it might initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice Chairman in the matter concerning the rampant felling of trees in Delhi's Ridge Forest area in violation of its previous orders in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors.“Subhasish Panda, DDA Vice Chairman appears before the court and...
S.144 CPC | Stranger Who Purchased Property Knowing About Appeal Pendency Can't Resist Restitution As Bona Fide Purchaser: Supreme Court
In an important ruling concerning the principle of 'restitution' under Section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”) the Supreme Court observed that if after knowing that the decree was likely to be reversed, a stranger auction purchaser (not being party to the proceedings) purchases the property in execution of the decree, then he couldn't claim the protection of being a...
Services Rendered By Advocates Come Under Contract Of Personal Service: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (today on May 14) held that the Services rendered by an advocate would come under the “a contract of personal service” as opposed to a “contract for service”. In layman terms, 'a contract of personal service' relates to an arrangement where an individual is hired for rendering his/ her services. However, in the case of “contract for service” the services...
The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digests 2023- FULL SET [Part I to XX]
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Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure Over Registry Not Placing Case Orders In Case File
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) expressed displeasure about the inaction of the Supreme Court's Registry for not curing the default of non-placing of all the case orders in the case file. The bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan stated that despite several orders being passed bringing the default to the notice of the Registry, no corrective steps are being taken by...